Don Shearn

Graphic Designer

shearndon7@gmail.com

303.918.4775

Skills

• UI/UX Design

• Landing page and website design

• Email Marketing and on-line banners

• Website analytics / tracking

• Interface Prototyping

• Interaction Flow Map

• Digital Illustration

• Video Production

• Print Advertising

 

Software

• Full Adobe Creative Suite (Expert)

• After Effects, Acrobat

• Premiere

• Dreamweaver

• Muse

• Sketch

• Invision

• Microsoft Office

• Introductory tutorials into Blender

 

Online Design Platforms

• Wordpress

• Unbounce

• Google Web Designer

• RAD

 

Project Management

• Trello

• Prezi

• Dapulse

 

Programming languages

• HTML

• CSS

 

Education

• BA University of Wyoming

• Associates - Colorado Art Institute

“I am an expert in the Adobe Creative Suite. I have developed brand and corporate identities, advertisements and web-site support graphics, sales collateral, Promotional materials. And I can work cross platform”

UX/UI Design – Over 25 years experience in the design of Web pages, splash pages, landing pages, email marketing, online banners, print media, brand marketing and digital illustration.

 

Career Progression –I have worked for The Denver Post for over 25 years, Beginning in print within the prepress department. Once it was discovered I had both Mac experience and an Art Degree I was moved to a more creative capacity and into the Design Group. During my time at The Denver Post it has been my privilege to work on thousands of online and print jobs giving me an extremely complete skill set.

 

Recent Projects

• LED Ribbon Board for DU - Software used: Adobe After Effects

Description: 3440px(w)x64px(h) LED Ribbon board to run during games played at Magness Arena.

• JAS (Jazz Aspen Snowmass)

Email Blast to promote concert series.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver.

 

• Designed a 3 month Calendar Software used: Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.

 

• NACAC (National Association for College Career Counseling) Career fair magazine. Software used: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

 

• Recruiting videos for Lincoln High School Baseball. Software used: Adobe Premiere.

 

• Colorado Home and Garden Show program and map. Software used: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

 

My full portfolio:

Portfolio: https://www.postnewsads.com/D/Dons/Site_files/index_web.html

 

Selected Awards and Honors

Attended Adobe Max Conference 2017

Two-time recipient of the Colorado Merit Scholarship for Art

Graduated in the Top Five of my class Colorado Art Institute

Advanced training in Adobe Dreamweaver ,Adobe InDesign, Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop

Professional Training in Adobe Muse

Professional Training in Supervisory skills (Mountain States Employers Council)

Management Assertiveness Training